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Radiation therapy is used to treat splenomegaly, spleen pain, bone pain, tumors in certain places such as next to the spinal cord, and fluid accumulation inside the abdomen
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What does Neutron therapy treat?
Neutron therapy can treat larger tumors than conventional radiation therapy
How does radiation treat malignant tumors?
Radiation therapy kills malignant tumor cells by breaking them apart.
Is radiation therapy used other than to treat cancer patients?
"No, radiation therapy is only used to treat people who have cancer. The radiation part of this kind of therapy is there to destroy off cancer cells. If someone used radiation therapy or anything else it would make them very ill, and more than likely be fatal to them since they would not have cancer, the radiation would get rid of their good healthy cells."
When is radiation used to treat retinoblastoma?
Radiation therapy is often used for treatment of large tumors when preservation of sight is possible.
For a hospice pt palliative radiation therapy is most likely to be used to treat what?
bone and brain metastases
Is radiation can cure dertain diseases?
Radiation therapy is typically used to treat certain types of skin conditions; as well as certain types of cancer.
What is internal radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
What therapies are used to treat vulvar cancer?
Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation from x rays and gamma rays to kill the cancer cells.
Is Radiation therapy a kind of nuclear medicine?
Radiation Therapy is therapeutic. This means that radiation is used to treat cancer and some other diseases. Although there is some overlap, Nuclear Medicine is primarily diagnostic in nature which means that radioactive isotopes are used to make a diagnosis.
How is radiation therapy administered?
Radiation therapy is delivered via external radiation or via internal radiation therapy (the implantation/injection of radioactive substances).
Can radiation be transferred to your clothes through radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy is not transferred to clothing.
What type of jobs are classed as Dosimetrist?
A dosimetrist is part of the radiation oncology team. They help to treat cancer patients using radiation therapy. They are responsible for calculating the radiation dose and dose distribution.
